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THE WEATHER. Forecast—Fair and warmer. Tempera tures: 8 a. m., 57; 10 a. m.. 59; 12 m., 66; 2 p. m., 69. Sunrise, 4:58. Sunset, 6:14. Afternoon Edition GEORG/AN WANT ADS Use For Results VOL. XI. NO. 22:5. ATLANTA. (U., TUESDAY, APRIL 2:2, 19UL 2 ( ENTSEVERYWHERE 'mokk 0 Accused Councilmanic Trio, How ever, Will Deny They Violated Law in Any Way. M'CLELLAND TO BE ABSENT Friends of Maddox, Spratling and Radgsale Say “Impropriety” Is Worst Verdict Possible. The beginning of Council’s investi gation of Alderman John E. McClel- ■ : Ln d s graft charges to-day revealed that the defense of the three accused Aldermen would be an admission of the facts, but a denial of any viola- ( ,n of law. Their friends say that the worst thta can be charged against them is impropriety. Alderman McClelland let it be known that he did not intend to be present during the investigation. He aid he was prepared to give a list ,.*■ iiv witnesses to prove his aceu- lions, but on account of his physical , (.edition he was forced to take ad vantage of the leave of absence ranted him by Council. The accused Aldermen and their friends in Council are displeased os this turn of affairs. They will in- sii t mat Alderman McClelland be P < sent and take the stand, it is their announced intention to bring out ounter charges during the cross- < xumination. Candler Invites Charges. With the announcement that the r<. of his committee would go to \}ia bottom of the Councilmanic graft • ndal, Alderman John S. Candler, • bairman, called his committee to or- * , in the Council chamber at 10 . lock this morning and issued a gen- i a 1 invitation for charges to be filed igainst Councilmen and Aldermen. If any one knows anything of cor ruption in Council we want to hear i now,” he said. Aldermen J. \V. Maddox, F. J. spratling and I. X. Ragsdale, accused 1 , Alderman McClelland, were pres ent. Attorney Charles T. Hopkins was there representing Alderman McClelland, as was Attorney Luther Z. Rosser, appearing for Alderman spratling. .Udine Chambers, former Councilman, and friend of the ac cused, and practically every member <>f Council were among the audience. Bitterness was evident on the faces of many. The very setting reeked with sensational politics. Committee Ignores Mayor. Mayor Woodward is not pleased with the investigating committee nor with the plan of Council investigating itself. Rut the men around the com mittee table said they did not care what he thought. Five who were willing to serve were secured only after a trying effort by Mayor Pro Tern Warren. They, besides Chair man Candler. Councilmen Jesse M. Wood, George H. Boynton, C. D. Knight and Clarence Haverty, said they wyere going thoroughly into the evidence and they would submit the sort of report duty directed. These comemnts were heard as the committeemen talked, waiting for the formal hearing to begin. Aldermen Spratling and Ragsdale looked subdued. Alderman Maddox appeared defiant, showing traces of the spirit of anger in which he jumped to his feet at the meeting of Council yesterday and protested against a leave of absence for Alderman Mc Clelland on the grounds that he want ’d to be sure he would be present dur ing the investigation. [Prison Board Head Opposes Flogging R- E. Davidson Declares He Has Been Misquoted by Rivals for Federal Warden's Place. That lie has been misquoted pur posely by opponents in his race for the office of warden of the Federal Prison is the. charge .made by R. E. Davidson, chairman of the State Prison Board, in an indignant denial that he favors whipping woman con victs. “I have never been in favor of whipping female convicts,” says Air. Davidson, 'and in proof of tills 1 can show letters I have written wardens of convict camps on the subject. Only two weeks ago Julc P,. Lane, warden of the Muscogee camp, wrote and asked for permission to whip an un ruly negro woman. The board re plied that no such permission would beg ranted to him or any other war den." China’s T. B. Founds ‘Bull Moose' Party Platform of “Progressive” Organiza tion Advocates Revision of Gov ernment Along Modern Lines. PEKIX, CHIXA, April 22. -The Min Chu Tang, Tung Yi Tang and Kung Ho Tang—political parties op posed to the Kuo Ming Tang, or Dem ocratic party—have been combined and a new party called “Progressive” has been launched. The platform was drafted by Pres ident Yuan Shib Kai. It advocates a strong central government and pro poses to limit the power of the prov inces by abolishing the office of pro vincial governor, delegating the gov ernors’ powers to taotais or district attendants, appointed by the central government. The platform also advocate? the re organization of the whole government along modern lines. Dudley Field Malone Accredited to South It’s Not So Very Far Wrong (Going by Another Map) He Explains. NEW YORK, April 22.—A majori ty of Democrats who have received places under the Wilson administra tion are Southerners. When politi cians have bee-i unable to account for the appointment of an individual they have looked up his family his tory. and found he came from the South. Dudley Field Malone, third Assist ant Secretary of State, a born New Yorker, was asked: “How did you come to get tv federal Job.' You are not from the South?” “Oh, yes, I can qualify,” replied Mr. South—South of Ireland." All Persons Insane, Prof, Bleuler Says “There’s an Imprisoned Fairy That Prompts Us to Many Things,” Scientist Avers. BALTIMORE, April 22.—All men are insane, according tn Professor E. Bleuler. of Switzerland, who ad dressed distinguished medical men a( Johns Hopkins Hospital. “Each of us has his fairy tale when we are by ourselves." he said. "We hide it from strangers. We like tc believe that we are rich or good looking or of great eminence. The imprisoned fairy guides our taste, shapes our clothes and makes us sign our names with a flourish. Poets are nothing but children grown up." Crane Makes Longest Speech; Is 190 Words Would-Be Suicide Is Foiled by Landlady Mrs. O. T. Johnson Snatches Razor From Frank Wilkerson Before He Can End His Life. I »;mk Wilkerson, of SO 1-2 Capitol Avenue, is in a serious condition at Grady Hospital to-day from a self- inflicted gash across his throat. He attempted suiside in his boarding bouse last night at 11 o’clock because of broken-dowui health and the rav- •ges of tuberculosis, he said. Wilkerson called liis landlady, Mrs. 1 ’ T. Johnson, to his room and as she 1 pproached drew a razor across his hroat. Mrs. Johnson succeeded in taking it away from him before he severed the jugular vein and sent in an emergency rail for Grad\ Hos pital. If you have anything to sell adver tise in The Sunday American. Lar gest circulation of any Sunday news paper in the South. Negotiations Begun for Exchange of Prisoners to Relieve Suffer ing of the Moslems. CHRISTIANS ARE MASSACRED Servian Troops Unable to Re strain Mussulmans in Albania. Savages Slay Thousands. "Pussyfoot” Senator THanks People of laton for Silver Lovingo Cup. DALTON. .MASS. April 22.-—Kor- mer United States Senator W, Mur ray Crane made the longest speech of his career, when in just IS" words he thanked the citizens of Dalton for the gift of a massive silver lov ing cup and other citizens of Berk shire County who took part in the celebration in honor of his sixtieth birthday and his leturn to Dalton as a private citizen. MAYSVILLE'CAPITALIST BREAKS TINNER'S SKULL MAYSVILLE. GA., April 22.—In a disoute over an account. W. F. Mor ins. Jr., a local capitali-*'. struck C Jj Bradshaw, a tinner, with an iron rod, fracturing the skull. Morris was charged with assault with attempt to mm*.;, r. Bradshaw is in a precarious ■ nmiilioll. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. CONSTANTINOPLE. April 22.— Turkey and Greece have entered into negotiations for an exchange of pris oners of war. These negotiations were hastened by the fact that 50,000 Turks taken prisoners by the Greeks in Epirus* are starving to death, the Greek com missary department not having enough food to supply them. Reports from the interior of Al bania say that fierce fighting is go ing on there between Mussulmen and Christians. The reports declare that in isolated regions savage tribesmen are conducting sanguinary campaign against Christian villages. It was said that Christian victims would number thousands. It is feared that actual anarchy will spread throughout Albania. There is no recognized government except in districts where Servian troops are enforcing martial law. "The provisional Government” of Albania, proclaimed in Vienna. is without power. A number of troop? have been armed on the Adriatic coast but The soldiers are not drilled and are equipped with antique wea pons. The non-< ’hristian tribesmen are ranging the country without check. TuaMfcy, - Servia- a-mi (htoce have’ concluded an agreement for the sms- pension of hostilities for three day? and during that time an armistice of two months’ duration probably will be arranged. In the meantime, peace negotiations will be commenced, according to the present plans*. Balkans Nettled at European Interference. ATHENS. April 22.—Premier Veni- zelos of Greece to-day forwarded a circular letter to the premiers of tbr other States in the Balkan Confed eration suggesting that a conference be held in Salonika or this city for the purpose of unifying the interests of the four countries before peace ne gotiations are reopened. The apparent desire is to reduce the factional feeling which is grow ing in the league before peace nego tiations are renewed, so tliat-t he league will present an unbrtiken front to Ottoman peace envoys. Statesmen of the Balkan League are becoming nettled at the “pre- sumption of Europe” to settle all is sues arising from the war in the am bassadorial high court which is sitting almost daily in London. Rainless Week for Opera Is Promised Weather Man Will Not Predict Tem perature, but Says To-night Will Be Fine. Council Refers Bill Licensing Plumbers Alderman Ashley Tries to Have Measure Passed “As Protection to the People.” The City Health Board s proposal j to license all journeymen plumbers. I which was expected t<> meet the ap proval of Council, still is in the hands [ of the Ordinance Committee to-day. Alderman Ashley advocated the pas sage of the new regulation, declaring that It was intended as a protection to the people of Atlanta and to tile master plumbers themselves. He said that the measure already had been reviewed by the Ordinance Committee and tiie Health Hoard, and that no purpose could be served by further delay. He was Overruled and | the proposed ordinance went back to ] the committee. S. S. I’viPERATOR, FINEST SHIP AFLOAT, GROUNDS HAMBURG, April 22. The Imper- ator, the new, the biggest and most gorgeous steamer afloat w ent aground in the Elbe- River to-day near Al- lonu. Officials of the Ham burg - American line denied, however, that the ship had met with mishap. GOTTI at top, and CARUSO, world-famous opera stars in ' Atlanta this week, snapped at play. Both are baseball fans and here they are seen taking a "workout," themselves. Playing catch is a favorite pastime among the men of the Metropolitan Company. Atlantans may wear their satins and their silks, their plug hats and their open-face coats to the opera without toting an umbrella or rain coat. for the weather man declared this morning on his honor as a prophet that there is not a drop of rain in sight for the whole week. No predictions as to what height the mercury would climb during the week would be made by the weather man. but to-day, he said, will be al most as balmy and beautiful as a day in Italy. The thermometer reg istered 47 degrees at ♦> o'clock this morning, and *three hours later had climbed to GO. By late afternoon it will be roam ing around in the seventies, but at no time will the mercury reach the eighties of last week. To-night there will be a drop in temperature, and by the time the curtain goes up at the Auditorium the weather, indications are, will be cool and comfortable. 3,000,000 FARMERS JOIN FIGHT ON FREE SUGAR NEW ORLEANS. April 22.—Agree ment has been entered into whereby 3,000,000 members of the National Farmers’ Union will aid the American Cane Growers’ Association in their fight to prevent elimination of the sugar tariff. The turns were not given out. l_v at 2 o'clock, and there will be no. night performance. '‘Cy rano" willi Amato in llio title role, will he to-morrow night’s program. The opening of the season last night was perhaps the most brilliant ever known in an Atlanta season. The costumes in the audience were more elaborate, the jewels more gorgeous, than in past seasons. More than 6 000 More Than 6,ooo Hear Opening of Gala Season, and Stars Receive Warm Greeting—Great Auditorium a Scene of Biauty and Color. HEM PEL, IN PRODUCTION NEW TO ATLANTA, BILL TODAY Wlicii Frieda Hempel'n clear soprano rings out this afternoon in Violetta’s opening aria in "Traviata," another new singer will be introduced to Atlanta, and in an opera never before given here by the Metropolitan Company. The old Verdi work will be the first real "fireworks” offering in esveral seasons and promises to give Madame Hempel oppor tunity to display the famous coloratura qualities of her voice Tlie matinee will open prompt POPE SUFFERS SLIGRT RELAPSE Disobeys Physicians and Becomes Depressed When Not Allowed to Greet Pilgrims. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME. April 22. —Disobedience of his doctors' orders resulted in a slight relapse in the condition of Pope Pius X to-day. The Pope was mentally depressed because he was not allowed i to greet a party of American pilgrims who came here with Bishop Joseph Sehrembs, of Toledo, Ohio, and seemed to lose some of the strength he had gained during the past four days. Dr. Iviarchiafava spent a longer pe riod than usual in the sick chamber, which gave rise to a report that the Pontiff is sicker than the world real izes. When Dr. Marchiafava left the Vatican at noon he said the Pope had spent part of the morning in sleep. The Pontiff was depressed, thephysician said, over his inability to follow his own inclinations, but his condition was satisfactory. The Pope rested quietly through the greater part of the night, al though his slumber was disturbed at times by fits of coughing. The Pon tiff insisted that every one retire save one of his secretaries. The Pope promised to remain quiet and to get all the sleep he could, but soon his nervous temperament ex erted itself and hr requested permis sion to sit up, saying he could breathe easier. Because of the condition of the Pontiff the pilgrims arriving at the Vatican to-day were received by Car dinal Merry Del Yal. The doctors evidently believe the slight set back is not of a serious nature. Sympathy and congratulatory tel egrams from all parts of the world have been received at the Vatican. They have not y t been shown to the Pope. German-French War Talk Laid to Krupps Gun Agents Accused of Fomenting Feeling Between the Two Coun- 1 tries to Further Sales. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN, April 22.-—The suggestion made yesterday by the semi-official Lokal Anzieger that War Minister Von Heeringcn resign is th“ culmina tion of a dramatic week of bribery revelations and seething chauvinism. The .“ott.lenient of the Nancy affair has not soothed German sensibili ties. Tile incident indicates the tense ness of the feeling on both sides of the Rhine which allowed a border brawl to be rnagnii'ed to international proportions The practical confirmation by the War Minister of the charges of brib ery of army officials by Krupp agents Is followed by the publication in Vor- •oral organ, of a leged to have* been arms and ammuni tion company in Berlin to agent instructing him to bigaro {,!1 article tending to incite anti-German feeling Hn d thus further the ammunition business. Figaro U e. nies tu at it pub fished the article If you have anything to sell adver tise in The Sunday American, Lar gest circulation of any Sunday news paper in the South. wacrt “ the D. copy of a letter sent by a Gerrna its Paris insert in Her Defense Will Be That Hus band Shot Himself—Case Comes Up To-morrow. Mrs. c'allie Scott Appelbaum ha? told her lawyers that she is prepared to go before a jury to-morrow morn ing in the Criminal Court and deny that she killed Jerome A. A ppelba um in the Dakota Hotel the latter par: of February. “I do not want the trial delayed any longer.” she informed her lawyers. Moore & Branch, when they commu nicated with her at the Tower this morning. The defense, as outlined by her attorheys, will be that Appclbaum shot himself. The case will be the first rallfi when Judge L. S. Roan opens court to-morrow. The second will be tlia* of Elmer T. Darden, charged with the murder of C. M. Goddard, of Stout Mountain, whom he killed In the Union Depot because, he said, God dard had wrecked his home undtilien- ated his wife's affections. While tii case will be up to-morrow, it is doubtful whether it will come to trial until spme time late in the day Thurs day. or Friday morning, for it will take probably a day and a half to finish tjie Appellation case. Since the* many nervous break downs immediately after she attended the funeral of the man she is charged with slaying. Mrs Appelbaum has be come more.* composed, and to-day h.-f attorneys say she is again in her nor mal state. Solicitor General Hugh .VI. D » >. said to-day that he was ready for the Slate's side in both cases. persons filled the great auditorium. Colonel William Lawson Peel, pres ident of the Atlanta Music Festival Association, was enthusiastic to-day over last night's success. Puccini Opera Delights. “Excellent, satisfactory," he said, and beamed. “The opening is indica tive of a record-breaking week. The evidence borne in lain night’s audi ence assures the conviction which we have felt all along—that grand opera in Atlanta is a permanent institu tion." Puccini's delightful opera. "Manon," was worthy of the occasion. It can be said that the great Caruso prob ably has appeared to better advan tage in other parts, but comparisons were in no mind last night. Caruso— Atlanta’s Caruso—sang to Atlanta and cemented the intimate ties that are his and Atlanta’s. Mademoiselle Bor!, the newest, oungest. prettiest prima donna, charming with naievete and person ality, as well as with her voice, cap tured Atlanta as her own. Caruso seems to be in excellent voice this season, and in “Manon Les- caut” he is given several number which test fully the powers of his robust tenor. His tremendous scene the final act was splendidly han dled. Never has a grand opera audience in Atlanta been handled with less confusion, less inconvenience, less noise. The curtain rose within six minutes of the hour—8 o'clock—set for the opening, and not a person was TO DAY’S OPERA. ; Verdi’s "La Traviata.” \ (IN ITALIAN.) Violetta French Hempel Flora Bervoise.Jeane Maubourg Annina Marie Mattfeld Alfredo Umberto Macnez Georgio Germont Pasquale Amato Gastone . Angelo Bada Barone Douphol Vincenzo Reschigfian Marchese d r Obigny Bernard Begue Dottore Grcnvil . Paolo Ananian Divertissement by the Corps de Baliet. • Conductor: Giuseppe Sturani. Conducto' : Giuseppe Sturani. • The performance starts | » promptly at 2 p. m. and the di- j o rectors announce no one will • be admitted after the curtain 9 rises until the end of the first j « act. seated afterward. There was no skurrying up and down the aisles to disturb the music, no clattering of seats to interrupt a fine passage, j Those who arrived late stayed out un- j til the curtain had fallen on the first act. and there were several hundred of these. Ovation for Caruso. • 'aruso's first entrance was the sig nal for a tremendous burst of ap- i plause, which subsided only when the tenor stepped out of his part for a bow to his friends. Scotti, too. this time in a swaggering, jovial comedy role, brought a roar of approbation w hen be appeared with the dainty new soprano. There were other old friend?-’ in tiie cast, too. Segurola, who ha^ sung the groat basso roles in half :« dozen Atlanta performances, was th«- Geronte. Rada's fine tenor showed to great advantage in the Edmondo role and little Reios. the comedian, had a delicious bit ns the ballet master. Marla Duehene’s fine contralto rant: char for a few moments in the Mad rigal scene, and Ananian, Audisio and Rossi had small roles Sturani con ducted. The opera, though written twenlv years ago, is .singularly characteristic of Puccini's style. It ha/* the same cloyingly sweet string passages, the same plaintive motifs for the love duets, which were afterw ard developed more elaborately in “Butterfly” and "Boheme." One could have recognized it as a Puccini work without a program. The orchestra is given a largo share of the burden and it's work was as exquisite as always, especially in the sombre intermezzo between the sec ond and thiyd acts. Beautiful Gowns In the Audience. A blaze of glory, kindled by nodding plumes and cnlffures, brilliant jewels, shimmering: silks and lares, and ren dered alive by a fine spirit of real enthusiasm, made memorable the grand opera opening last night, from a spectacular point of view. The boxes encircling the arena were brilliant with the gjeam of gor geous gowns. Many of the effect, in gowns, seen for the first time last night, were startling and beautiful. The loosely flowing effect that Is the last word in women's dress, was to be observed everywhere, but In a hun dred variations that gave personality to each single costume. Here are some of the striking cos tumes worn, or to be worn, by well- known Atlantans: ADAIR. Mrs. Frank f black chain* , valley. ’ *•: 'iuiST’of the , ANSLEY Miss I-aura—Decollete m',r n ?L she11 ,P' nk si *Un veiled In tin v° n U , le colsa Se garland- ta with French rose buds. AMOROUS Miss Emma Kate—Ni!„ Kie, |. chiffon over white char-’ Mik llSe ' W “ h 8 g,rdle of Dresden ATKINSON, Mrs. Ulrk—Decolteto gown of snell pink charmeuse sal- in. With draped skirt, and cor- sage of Shadow lace over satin rhinestone garniture on corsage' handra il of rhinestones caught w'lti’i Pink aigrette in lia;r: white tulle scarf, diamond ornaments. ARMSTRONG. Mrs. Rlair—Vellov lace over chiffon of the sam shade. ANSLEY. Miss Mamie—Evening gown of lavender satin with over dress of lavender chiffon, embroid- ered in silver. A I K1NSON. Mrs. Spencer—Black embroidered chiffon, over pink charmeuse; diamonds. BEWICK, Vliss Flora—Frenehy cos tume , r blue charmeuse. with w reaths of roses catching- the dra pery on the skirt: tulle formed th« corsage. BROWN. Miss Corrie Hoyt—Robin’ll blue satin, trimmed in old gold lace, w ith cloth of gold slippers. BROWN, Mrs. Edward T.—Green velvet and lace, with diamonds. BROWN Miss Marjorie—White soisette, with shadow lace ■cor sage: pearl necklace, and pinT4 roses, with valley lilies. CU-NQDuN Mis. Richard rh'^nan A simple gown _ aeuse, draped in unite marquisette; lilies